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We now have an idea of what President Trump's "big, beautiful wall" is going to look like after US Customs and Border Protection released two requests for prototypes Friday night, ABC News reports. According to NPR, Customs and Border Protection is asking contractors to mock-up one of two types of walls: a solid concrete wall or a wall with a "see-through component." The government wants the wall be "physically imposing in height," ideally 30-feet tall (thought it would settle for 18). It must be impossible to climb without a ladder or tunnel underneath up to 6 feet below ground. It also must stand up to attacks from sledgehammers, pick axes, torches, and other tools for at least 30 minutes (though four hours would be better), according to CNN. The requests for prototypes also stipulate the wall must be "aesthetically pleasing," at least on the side that faces the US.

More than 400 companies have expressed interest in building Trump's wall. They're being asked to build 30-foot-long prototypes in San Diego for Customs and Border Protection to analyze. The deadline for proposals is March 29. While Trump has put the cost of the wall at $12 billion, a recent MIT study says it'll be closer to $38 billion. Trump's proposed budget includes $3.1 billion in funding for the wall. Regardless of the final cost, the wall is on track to be one of the biggest construction projects ever undertaken by the US government.

Time to ramp up my 31 foot ladder business. Yes it could 30 feet ...or 16 or even 2 ...we need to keep those Mexican dwarf wrestlers out of this country. Some advice to trump from Ronald Reagan: "We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the trump can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. President trump, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the America, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. trump, open this gate. Mr. trump, tear down this wall!"

shebby777

Mar 19, 2017 9:51 PM CDT

This is 2017, and one would expect internal sensitivity/alarm toward any external impact, even as lightly as a framer's hammer  picture framer's tap-hammer. Drawback might be jokers playing 2-pound darts against the wall all day. Tiny laser pop-outs also here and there embedded in and along the wall.

FU

Mar 19, 2017 5:21 PM CDT

I hope they're careful digging the foundations of that thing. What if they end up accidentally digging into one of the border crossing tunnels?